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they are unable to find stevens. by 11:00 the libyan forces say they can no longer hold the perimeter. american agents carrying smith's body exit the main gated. they head for the annex about a merely away. the crowd fires upon them and throws two grenades under their vehicle. they take direct fire from ak-47. despite heavy damage to their vehicle they keep rolling. they hit more traffic and busy benghazi neighborhood. it careens over a middle divide ear and finally makes it to the annex and again hope for safety. sometime after midnight, they enter the building and find the body slumped on the floor. they don't know who he is. they drag him out through a window. his eyesed eyes are dazed. someone is breathing. the crowd is cheer. allah akbar, god a great. >> and ambassador stevens is brought by car here to the benghazi medical center where they try to resuscitate him for 45 minutes. he died of severe aphysical yiax >> the battle is on again. fighters hitting the place with ak-47 fire forcing those inside to retreat
they are unable to find stevens. by 11:00 the libyan forces say they can no longer hold the perimeter. american agents carrying smith's body exit the main gated. they head for the annex about a merely away. the crowd fires upon them and throws two grenades under their vehicle. they take direct fire from ak-47. despite heavy damage to their vehicle they keep rolling. they hit more traffic and busy benghazi neighborhood. it careens over a middle divide ear and finally makes it to the annex and...
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and give the democrats stevens and give the democrats their 60th o we want to protect the house. right. but... home security systems can be really expensive. to save money, we actually just adopted a rescue panther. i think i'm goin-... shhh! we find that we don't need to sleep that much. there's an easier way to save. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. then lead a double life! with new blast flipstick from covergirl. it's the lipstick with a flip side. you call this a flip side? creamy color on one end, shimmery color on the other. expertly matched so you can flip your look. from demure, to daring. you be demure! day to night, naughty to nice. get gorgeous lips not once, but twice! now your lips can lead a double life. new blast flipstick from easy, breezy, beautiful covergirl. wait. ♪ it's morning in the himalayas... [ male announcer ] it's sweet. it's nutty. it's absolutely delicious. kellogg's crunchy nut. it's morning somewhere. >> he was the longest senator in history and 60th vote for obamacare. and the gross misconduct that led to the prosecu
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they are unable to find stevens. by 11:00 the libyan forces say they can no longer hold the perimeter. american agents carrying smith's body exit the main gated. they head for the annex about a merely away. the crowd fires upon them and throws two grenades under their vehicle. they take direct fire from ak-47. despite heavy damage to their vehicle they keep rolling. they hit more traffic and busy benghazi neighborhood. it careens over a middle divide ear and finally makes it to the annex and again hope for safety. sometime after midnight, they enter the building and find the body slumped on the floor. they don't know who he is. they drag him out through a window. his eyesed eyes are dazed. someone is breathing. the crowd is cheer. allah akbar, god a great. >> and ambassador stevens is brought by car here to the benghazi medical center where they try to resuscitate him for 45 minutes. he died of severe aphysical yiax >> the battle is on again. fighters hitting the place with ak-47 fire forcing those inside to retreat
they are unable to find stevens. by 11:00 the libyan forces say they can no longer hold the perimeter. american agents carrying smith's body exit the main gated. they head for the annex about a merely away. the crowd fires upon them and throws two grenades under their vehicle. they take direct fire from ak-47. despite heavy damage to their vehicle they keep rolling. they hit more traffic and busy benghazi neighborhood. it careens over a middle divide ear and finally makes it to the annex and...
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. >> did you have a close relationship with ambassador tore stevens? >> i worked with him for months from the time he went on there to the time he left. >> no one knows more the full extent of the fiasco that killed stevens. he worked closely with stevens for 6 months in libya before his violent death. a 24 year u.s. special forces veteran, wood's job was to try to prevent such an attack from occurring. >> does it make you mad? >> that was my first reaction when i heard ambassador stevens had been killed. i was angry. >> why did you come forward? >> i was had at the hub of everything going on there some of the information needs to come forward. >> we begin our story in the winter of 2011 a year before wood arrives in libya. colonel moammar khaddafy is in power in tripoli. they are gaining rocontrol over much of libya. february 25th the u.s. state department withdraws all of its personnel from the capital. but six weeks later april 5th, 2011, it sends stevens with a 12 man team by charter boat to benghazi now under rebel control. as special representati
. >> did you have a close relationship with ambassador tore stevens? >> i worked with him for months from the time he went on there to the time he left. >> no one knows more the full extent of the fiasco that killed stevens. he worked closely with stevens for 6 months in libya before his violent death. a 24 year u.s. special forces veteran, wood's job was to try to prevent such an attack from occurring. >> does it make you mad? >> that was my first reaction when i...
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some surround the compound, unable to find stevens. by 11:00 p.m. libyan forces can no longer hold the perimeter. >> attack was stow strong, we were calling for back-up. even the back-up didn't came. >> they carried stevens to the main gated. they head to the annex but almost immediately the crowd fires upon them and throws two grenades under the vehicle. they take direct fire from ak-47s. despite two flat tires they keep rolling. several blocks away they hit more traffic and a busy benghazi neighborhood. car careens over the middle divider and pushes forward and finally makes it to the annex and again hope for safety. midnight some two hours after the attack begin, a quick reaction force from embassy leaves for benghazi on a chartered aircraft. on that plane is former navy seal glen do her at this will be fending off highway heavy fire. the battle is on again. they are hitting with fire and rocket propelled grenades, forcing them to retreat further back. yet another call is made for military back-up. they say their requests is refused. special fort
some surround the compound, unable to find stevens. by 11:00 p.m. libyan forces can no longer hold the perimeter. >> attack was stow strong, we were calling for back-up. even the back-up didn't came. >> they carried stevens to the main gated. they head to the annex but almost immediately the crowd fires upon them and throws two grenades under the vehicle. they take direct fire from ak-47s. despite two flat tires they keep rolling. several blocks away they hit more traffic and a busy...
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stevens and smith do not crawl after him. even though he can barely see and breathe he goes back in, he goes back in and out several times. he can't find them. he is overcome with smoke. >> back at the c.i.a. annex sources tell fox news there is another request to go assist the people in the compound. once again they say they are told to stay put. once again the c.i.a. says it never happened. quote,
stevens and smith do not crawl after him. even though he can barely see and breathe he goes back in, he goes back in and out several times. he can't find them. he is overcome with smoke. >> back at the c.i.a. annex sources tell fox news there is another request to go assist the people in the compound. once again they say they are told to stay put. once again the c.i.a. says it never happened. quote,
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story is getting a bid bit more clear thanks to a journal kept by chris stevens. james rosen that piece of the puzzle and reaction over its use. >> reporter: at issue here is a hard bound book containing seven pages of handwritten notes made by ambassador steens. cnn says correspondent found the journal on consulate grounds three days after the attack there. in his notes stevens reportedly expressed concern about never ending security threats and he was worried that he was placed on al-qaeda hit list. asked if he cabled back the concerns. state department that the f.b.i. is investigating however a former ambassador told fox news megyn kelly that the contents of the stevens journal may expose a failing to the approach to the region. >> i'm sure if he believed that security was a problem he would have informed the state department's diplomatic security bureau and should have taken the necessary steps. the fact that he and three other americans were killed by definition shows there was massive failure of security. >> reporter: at first cnn only cited an individual fa
story is getting a bid bit more clear thanks to a journal kept by chris stevens. james rosen that piece of the puzzle and reaction over its use. >> reporter: at issue here is a hard bound book containing seven pages of handwritten notes made by ambassador steens. cnn says correspondent found the journal on consulate grounds three days after the attack there. in his notes stevens reportedly expressed concern about never ending security threats and he was worried that he was placed on...
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libya. >> my name is chris stevens. i am the new u.s. ambassador. i had the honor to serve as the u.s. envoy to the libyan during the revolution. i was thrilled to see the libyan people stand up and fight for their rights. now i am excited to return to libya for the great work they have started. >> he returned to libya and his life was ended by this apparent targeted attack in benghazi, libya. like our troops our diplomats around the world put their lives on the looifrn ry day. >> everything that seemed weird yesterday now seems to be a big puzzle. we ju back in june the united states had taken out in a drone strike the number two of al qaeda, the most dangerous according to united states defense officials and security officials. the most dangerous in al qaeda we took out number 2 back in june. they went to ramadan never said anything. yesterday on one of the web sites they put out a video confirming that the united states or a drone attack had killed abu anas al-liby by. they confirmed this in a video on 9-11. maybe th
libya. >> my name is chris stevens. i am the new u.s. ambassador. i had the honor to serve as the u.s. envoy to the libyan during the revolution. i was thrilled to see the libyan people stand up and fight for their rights. now i am excited to return to libya for the great work they have started. >> he returned to libya and his life was ended by this apparent targeted attack in benghazi, libya. like our troops our diplomats around the world put their lives on the looifrn ry day....
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ambassador are chris stevens and in citing others to go after troops. we witness the latest efforts to protect americans under threat. >> we begin with a fox you bent. urgent. brand new details on the surprise attack in afghanistan that killed two u.s. marines yesterday. here is what is key. and you will notice the trend here. we are now learning about 15 taliban insurgents stormed that base wearing u.s. army uniforms. at the post our marines share with the british forces. the international security assistance forces telling us the ambush was well equipped, well trained, well rehearsed. armed with automatic rifles and rocket propelled grenade launchers and suicide vests. attackers access the base airfield by breaching one point in the perimeter fence. organized into three teams now we know again they were dressed in our u.s. army uniforms. the insurgents targeting aircraft, hangars and other buildings. at least six jets completely destroyed. two others significantly damaged. coalition troops eventually killed 14 of the insurgents and took another who wa
ambassador are chris stevens and in citing others to go after troops. we witness the latest efforts to protect americans under threat. >> we begin with a fox you bent. urgent. brand new details on the surprise attack in afghanistan that killed two u.s. marines yesterday. here is what is key. and you will notice the trend here. we are now learning about 15 taliban insurgents stormed that base wearing u.s. army uniforms. at the post our marines share with the british forces. the...
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chris stevens is the first u.s. ambassador to i do at -- de at the hands of terrorists in more than three decades. james rosen is life in washington. james? >> shep, good evening, a northern california native john christopher stevens graduated from the university of california at berkeley and volunteered for the peace corps in the early 80's. he would spend two years in the hills of morocco teaching english. he fell in love with this volatile region. during the arab spring clinton tapped stevens who become washington wants envoy to the libyan rebels. at that time stevens arrived in benghazi the city where he later died on a cargo ship. four months ago stevens starred in this cross cultural outreach video in which the placed subtitles. >> since joining the foreign service, i have spent almost my entire career in the middle east and knot africa. one of the things that impressed me when i was last in libya listening to stories from the people who are old enough to have traveled and studied in the united states, back wh
chris stevens is the first u.s. ambassador to i do at -- de at the hands of terrorists in more than three decades. james rosen is life in washington. james? >> shep, good evening, a northern california native john christopher stevens graduated from the university of california at berkeley and volunteered for the peace corps in the early 80's. he would spend two years in the hills of morocco teaching english. he fell in love with this volatile region. during the arab spring clinton tapped...
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he knew chris stevens. >> i knew ambassador stevens, chris, almost from the time he joined the foreign service back to 1991. one of the best and brightest he could work washington as well as he could work the hard places in the field. he was in all of them. cairo, damascus, jerusalem and several years in libya. he was brel yant and both at home and bureaucracy and abroad defending our interests yet one of the most good humored easy going unindividuals. many people lost a great diplomat and the libyan people lost a great advocate. >> should we respond with boots on the ground? t it is in response to the terrible act. >> it is a terrible act. we thiwe have to be careful in we respond. what we have to do is work with a living government that quickly denounced this awful crime. wref we have to bring our assets to bear with theirs and we have to track down those who are responsible or whoever this leads. we have to be careful not to react in a kind of way that is going to turn those who are sympathetic to us into our adversari adversaries. >>> i would not rule it out here is why. libby is a
he knew chris stevens. >> i knew ambassador stevens, chris, almost from the time he joined the foreign service back to 1991. one of the best and brightest he could work washington as well as he could work the hard places in the field. he was in all of them. cairo, damascus, jerusalem and several years in libya. he was brel yant and both at home and bureaucracy and abroad defending our interests yet one of the most good humored easy going unindividuals. many people lost a great diplomat...
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consulate in benghazi four days after ambassador stevens was killed. now, the journal included seven handwritten pages by the ambassador. now, the journal was reportedly returned to the ambassador's family, and cnn says it initially agreed to abide by the wishes of the family not to use et or allude to it until the family got back to them. but four days later without hearing from the ambassador's family, cnn went with it saying, and i'm quoting here: cnn did not initially report on the existence of a journal out of respect for the family, but we felt there were issues raised in the journal which required full reporting which we did. issues including that ambassador stevens was concerned about security threats and the rise of islamic extremism. now, the state department calls the move, quote, indefensible, accusing cnn of copying the journal, then contacting the family saying, and i'm quoting: whose first instinct is to remove from a crime scene the diary of a man killed along with three other americans serving our country, read it, transcribe it, e-mai
consulate in benghazi four days after ambassador stevens was killed. now, the journal included seven handwritten pages by the ambassador. now, the journal was reportedly returned to the ambassador's family, and cnn says it initially agreed to abide by the wishes of the family not to use et or allude to it until the family got back to them. but four days later without hearing from the ambassador's family, cnn went with it saying, and i'm quoting here: cnn did not initially report on the...
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you knew ambassador stevens? >> very well. i knew him for about 6 years. he was committed to helping american relations and he knows the libyans and the libyans, like him this, man with a smile and very often. he was... would speak to everybody he would hmiel meet with. >> greta: do you think he was specifically targetd? >> i don't think he was really specifically targeted. no, maybe he was in the wrong place at the wrong time, unfortunate time. i don't think that there was anybody who was really like to -- really committed to target chris stevens. he is part of a revolution. >> greta: four people were arrested. what do you know about the four? >> it is very early to say now. they have just been arrested today. they were speaking this morning with our foreign minister and i told him how much the americans -- what our government did to help, you know, to make things easy, you know? and at the same time, i think all of us are very concerned that we have to arrest these people and we have to bring them to justice. >> what did secretary of state hillary clinto
you knew ambassador stevens? >> very well. i knew him for about 6 years. he was committed to helping american relations and he knows the libyans and the libyans, like him this, man with a smile and very often. he was... would speak to everybody he would hmiel meet with. >> greta: do you think he was specifically targetd? >> i don't think he was really specifically targeted. no, maybe he was in the wrong place at the wrong time, unfortunate time. i don't think that there was...
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with us is david lavine who was ambassador stevens, law professor. thank you for being with us. >> thank you, judge. i want to extend the condollences why the families on this very sad night. >> we certainly all do. it is a heart renderinguation for those families. but professor, when you first met the ambassador he was a law student. >> he was in my civil prosodure class in the mid80s. he came to us after his stint in the peace corp. and he's the guy who had a confidence. not cockiness. but confidence about him. and he was funny and great smile, and he was a friendly person and everyone liked him. he would come to my office hours and we would chat. >> he's one of the guys who stood out. a few stand out and chris was one of those. >> when he was a student in our civil prosodure class, was there any indication that he would go in international law or become enchanted by the middle east? >> he already had that love. he was interested in international law and going to foreign service at that point. it was going into the peace corp in morroco. turned him
with us is david lavine who was ambassador stevens, law professor. thank you for being with us. >> thank you, judge. i want to extend the condollences why the families on this very sad night. >> we certainly all do. it is a heart renderinguation for those families. but professor, when you first met the ambassador he was a law student. >> he was in my civil prosodure class in the mid80s. he came to us after his stint in the peace corp. and he's the guy who had a confidence. not...
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following year with a full investigation underway, stevens was killed in a plane crash. >> senator stevens was a very decent man. >> the late senator's wife, who testified at trial, said, quote, my husband also a former federal prosecutor, very much wanted to read this report. i am saddened that he is not able to do so. last week senators pushed attorney general holder for more answers. >> some of the findings that are made there are disturbing. >> while none of the prosecutors is charged with wrongdoing, there is pressure to release a second report by the justice department's internal watchdog that was created after watergate. >> there are recommendations with regard to sanctions that ought to be made. i'm hoping we will make that available. >> i'm going to request that you do. >> in 2008, democrats swept the senate, taking stevens' seat and seven others, giving them the largest senate majority in decades and that led to the passage of, among other things, president obama's health care law. in washington, katherine herrage, fox news. >> bret: still ahead, real life csi drama in new york.
following year with a full investigation underway, stevens was killed in a plane crash. >> senator stevens was a very decent man. >> the late senator's wife, who testified at trial, said, quote, my husband also a former federal prosecutor, very much wanted to read this report. i am saddened that he is not able to do so. last week senators pushed attorney general holder for more answers. >> some of the findings that are made there are disturbing. >> while none of the...
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as the days passed the story is getting a bit more clear thanks to a journal kept by chris stevens. james rosen to tell us that piece of the puzzle and reaction over its use. >> at issue here is a hard bound book containing seven pages of handwritten notes made by ambassador stevens. they found journal three days after the attack there. stevens reportedly express concern about, quote, never ending security threats and he worried that he was on an al-qaeda hit list. state department spokesman the f.b.i. is investigating. however, a former u.s. ambassador told fox news megyn kelly the contents may expose, quote a failing in the overall approach to the region. >> i'm sure if he believed that security was a problem, he would have informed the state department's bureau. they would have made a threat assessment and taken necessary steps. fact that he and three americans were killed shows there was massive failure of security. >> at first cnn cited one source an aide to secretary clinton, they. they gave a furious statement by failing assurances reportedly gave to his family to return the
as the days passed the story is getting a bit more clear thanks to a journal kept by chris stevens. james rosen to tell us that piece of the puzzle and reaction over its use. >> at issue here is a hard bound book containing seven pages of handwritten notes made by ambassador stevens. they found journal three days after the attack there. stevens reportedly express concern about, quote, never ending security threats and he worried that he was on an al-qaeda hit list. state department...
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mission which left ambassador stevens and three other americans dead. it's still a horrible place to see, and there's still more answers to be found out. we spent a good deal of time there in the past couple of days. the main residence is a burned-out shell. you can till smell the smoke from the diesel fuel fire set by the mob. you can still see the signs of desperation, blood spattered in a bathroom, handprints on a wall, the place ransacked. as to the answers to the remaining questions, a few possibilities. one eyewitness tells us that a mob marched to the compound the night of the attack, chanting bloodthirsty slogans before they attacked. that could be an explanation why we're hearing from other people there was a protest before the attack. we're toldlvarious members of islamist groups were a part of the mob. they've been denying responsibility, including one former militia leader we spoke with on friday who, believe it or not, was named as a key suspect in reports just this past week. we counted as many as five close circuit cameras around the comp
mission which left ambassador stevens and three other americans dead. it's still a horrible place to see, and there's still more answers to be found out. we spent a good deal of time there in the past couple of days. the main residence is a burned-out shell. you can till smell the smoke from the diesel fuel fire set by the mob. you can still see the signs of desperation, blood spattered in a bathroom, handprints on a wall, the place ransacked. as to the answers to the remaining questions, a few...
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the arch stevens' mother spoke to a reporter. also, the ex navy seal who died protecting stevens. we will speak with his brother. the fed has taken big action around 12:30. see the bounce in that graph? the stocks are loving it, $400 billion a month or so, i'm told, to stimulate our economy. can it work? will it work? is it the right move? there is a lot of news. frank, instead of scratching your way to retirement, get on e-trade. set up a real plan. frank! oh wow, you didn't win? i wanna show you something... it's my shocked face. [ gasps ] [ male announcer ] get a retirement plan that works... at e-trade. >>shepard: we know the identity of another person who died in the attack on the chance lat in libya, a former navy seal working with the private security firm. according to his family, the 42-year-old was about to quit the seals 11 years ago but the attacks of 9/11 happened and he stayed in the force despite his bad knees. according to a family friend, he was once describing the training as "i want dead know if i could do it, i wasn't sure. it chained my life and is the best th
the arch stevens' mother spoke to a reporter. also, the ex navy seal who died protecting stevens. we will speak with his brother. the fed has taken big action around 12:30. see the bounce in that graph? the stocks are loving it, $400 billion a month or so, i'm told, to stimulate our economy. can it work? will it work? is it the right move? there is a lot of news. frank, instead of scratching your way to retirement, get on e-trade. set up a real plan. frank! oh wow, you didn't win? i wanna show...
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christopher stevens and three other americans in benghazi, libya. joining us from washington louise gutierrez a member of the house intelligence committee. congressman, what say you? number one i'm mourning the death of a wonderful ambassador and three other americans condemning their death at the hands of extremist hands in libya. and and the same token i don't want to take a tragedy in libya and try to make political points out of it look, ambassador stevens was our uni have to the insurgent group before we got rid of colonel can qaddafi. in other words he was sent there by america to help foster democracy. which makes this even more ironic and greater tragedy. he understood and worked and he was then promoted to ambassador. america has a deep interest in making sure they have a keen relationship with the new people. i remember when senator mccain and others went there and said let's arm the rebels. let's arm the rebels. while you may not have seen us overtly in terms of america's involvement, i recall that the first missile sent that sent qaddafi
christopher stevens and three other americans in benghazi, libya. joining us from washington louise gutierrez a member of the house intelligence committee. congressman, what say you? number one i'm mourning the death of a wonderful ambassador and three other americans condemning their death at the hands of extremist hands in libya. and and the same token i don't want to take a tragedy in libya and try to make political points out of it look, ambassador stevens was our uni have to the insurgent...
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ambassador stevens had one in benghazi. two navy seals were doing something else when they came to the defense of their fellow americans. they were not assigned to the ambassador. he had one person in an incredibly dangerous environment. >> so basically he was sitting duck? >> some of the reports we heard that the ambassador's position, his location was betrayed by the libyan security guard, loyal to terrorist outfit. it shows how bad it was. >> so so do you think the administration can be too trusting, there is freedom in libya, khadafy is gone and just think nothing like this would ever happen? >> absolutely. unfortunately it's probably true not only in the context of libya take the invasion of embassy in cairo where our flag was put up and al-qaeda flag was put up. egyptian government didn't fulfill its obligations but the embassy was sending out messages as we recall trying to appease he demonstrators. i think this mindset permeated the administration and the state department. i think that was one of reasons that our ad
ambassador stevens had one in benghazi. two navy seals were doing something else when they came to the defense of their fellow americans. they were not assigned to the ambassador. he had one person in an incredibly dangerous environment. >> so basically he was sitting duck? >> some of the reports we heard that the ambassador's position, his location was betrayed by the libyan security guard, loyal to terrorist outfit. it shows how bad it was. >> so so do you think the...
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ambassador, christopher stevens. the speaker says this, quote, we mourn for the families of our countrymen in benghazi and condemn this horrific attack. 11 years after september 11th, this is a jolting reminder that freedom remains under siege by forces around the globe who relish violence overfree expression and terror over democracy and that america and free people everywhere must remain vigilant in the defense of our liberties. that from speaker boehner just moments ago. bill: it is quite remarkable in 24 hours how quickly foreign policy can come to the for front because there is this story that ed henry mentioned moments ago. israel ratcheting up the u.s. on taking a tougher stance against iran on the showdown for the nuclear program. prime minister benjamin netanyahu criticizing the administration for refusing to set a clear deadline what is and is not acceptable beyond which military action would follow, otherwise known as a red line. listen here. >> the world tells israel, wait, there's still time. and i say,
ambassador, christopher stevens. the speaker says this, quote, we mourn for the families of our countrymen in benghazi and condemn this horrific attack. 11 years after september 11th, this is a jolting reminder that freedom remains under siege by forces around the globe who relish violence overfree expression and terror over democracy and that america and free people everywhere must remain vigilant in the defense of our liberties. that from speaker boehner just moments ago. bill: it is quite...
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he knew chris stevens. he admired chris stevens. so look, we want to get to the bottom of it and the first order of business is to bring to justice those who committed this heinous pant an act and sy find out what adjustments need to be made to further secure our diplomats around the world. >> chris: does the president take personal responsibility rest.e fact that rest. petersburged requests for -- repeated requests for more security were made and rejected. does he take personal responsibility for that? >> at the topline level the president of the united states is responsible for everything that happens on his watch. these were judgments made by the security folks at the state department and, of course, we are going review that whole process and see how those decisions are made and why those decisions were made and how we adjust in the future to make sure that we are giving our diplomats the maximum protection we can. the reality is that many of these folks serve in dangerous places in the world and you can't a hundred percent guara
he knew chris stevens. he admired chris stevens. so look, we want to get to the bottom of it and the first order of business is to bring to justice those who committed this heinous pant an act and sy find out what adjustments need to be made to further secure our diplomats around the world. >> chris: does the president take personal responsibility rest.e fact that rest. petersburged requests for -- repeated requests for more security were made and rejected. does he take personal...
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ambassador told fox news's megyn kelly, the contents of the stevens journal may show a failing in the overall approach to the region. >> i'm sure that if he believed that security was a problem, he would have informed the state department's diplomatic security bureau and would have made a threat assessment and taken the necessary steps. the fact that he and three other americans by definition shows there's a massive failure of curt. at first cnn cited an individual with stevens' thinking and anderson cooper revealed the existence of the journal. aaccusing cnn of lacking humanity, assurances that the network reportedly gave to the stevens family to return the journal promptly and not report on details. cnn executives dispute that. and enter michael hastings from buzz feed.com best known having written a story for rolling stone a few years back that resulted in the rest ignace of general stanley mcchrystal. and wrote, why didn't the state department search the consulate and find ambassador's diary first, whatever valuable intelligence was left behind, could have been found by anybody se
ambassador told fox news's megyn kelly, the contents of the stevens journal may show a failing in the overall approach to the region. >> i'm sure that if he believed that security was a problem, he would have informed the state department's diplomatic security bureau and would have made a threat assessment and taken the necessary steps. the fact that he and three other americans by definition shows there's a massive failure of curt. at first cnn cited an individual with stevens' thinking...
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and the gross misconduct that led to the prosecution of ted stevens. he was found guilty in 2008. failing to report hundreds of thousands in improper gifts. weeks later he lost a close race to democratic challenger. attorney general eric holder moved to have it thrown out citing evidence of prosecutorial misduct and the 500 page report this week showed how widespread that misconduct was. james freeman has been looking at the case and the report. what do you think about the conduct? how bad was it? >> it's appalling. a systemic concealment of evidence was the phrase used by the report to judge sullivan and you don't have to be a constitutional lawyer, anybody who saw the movie "my cousin vinny", marisa torme. and misleading, what evidence there was, misleading the defense about what evidence there was. >> paul: would that have changed the outcome of the case? >> definitely. the key to the case is a guy named bill alan and his tomorrow that convinced the jury to convict him. and it would have destroyed his credibility. it wasn't just ted stevens wrongly convicted. there were two ala
and the gross misconduct that led to the prosecution of ted stevens. he was found guilty in 2008. failing to report hundreds of thousands in improper gifts. weeks later he lost a close race to democratic challenger. attorney general eric holder moved to have it thrown out citing evidence of prosecutorial misduct and the 500 page report this week showed how widespread that misconduct was. james freeman has been looking at the case and the report. what do you think about the conduct? how bad was...
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ambassador, chris stevens. joining us now is judge jeanine pirro, host of "justice" with judge jeanine. let's assume the f.b.i. or whomever, american forces find these killers. what can we do? >> it's interesting, gregg, because right now there are four people who are in custody that are believed to be part of the instigation of this assault on the consulate in libya. but the question is, if the f.b.i. does end up catching and identifying the people who killed our ambassador and three other americans, we have jurisdiction and the ability to bring them back to the united states, try them in the united states, although i imagine that if the libyans caught them, assuming they would do that, that they would then maybe be pressured into bringing them before the international tribunal at the hague. the international court. but then the question is, is it an act of war? this is a terrorist attack, supposedly. >> gregg: on sovereign american property. >> even in another country. do we have to bring them to a civil cour
ambassador, chris stevens. joining us now is judge jeanine pirro, host of "justice" with judge jeanine. let's assume the f.b.i. or whomever, american forces find these killers. what can we do? >> it's interesting, gregg, because right now there are four people who are in custody that are believed to be part of the instigation of this assault on the consulate in libya. but the question is, if the f.b.i. does end up catching and identifying the people who killed our ambassador and...
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. >> bill: will the assassination of christopher stevens develop in a major scandal for president obama? evidence is mounting that the white house was not forth coming about the murder. we will have the inside story. >> your polling agency is convinced that florida, north carolina and virginia are going to go for romney? >> that's right. >> bill: major polling agency pulling out of some key swing states, saying president obama is certain to lose there. does karl rove believe that? he will be here. >> that line were crossed by iran and they were very close, you wouldn't oppose military action to stop their nuclear program? >> i wouldn't oppose military action. but the question is where the line is. >> bill: ben affleck has a new movie about iran causing controversy. he will visit as well. caution. you are about to enter the no spin zone. "the factor" begins right now. >> bill: hi. i'm bill o'reilly. will libya become a major scandal fort obama administration? that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. today a house committee held hearings on the giant screwup that occurre
. >> bill: will the assassination of christopher stevens develop in a major scandal for president obama? evidence is mounting that the white house was not forth coming about the murder. we will have the inside story. >> your polling agency is convinced that florida, north carolina and virginia are going to go for romney? >> that's right. >> bill: major polling agency pulling out of some key swing states, saying president obama is certain to lose there. does karl rove...
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i'll say this for stevens. he was a brave guy. he was involved in a transition and wanted to be involved in the transition for building a new libya. you have to take some kind of risks like that. >> there is no question about that. but people knew that libya was a terrorist center. almost all of our facilities is secured by marine guards. it would be strange marine guards guarding bahamas but not in tripoli. >> so why did the administration go to the story. it was all about the video reaction in the muslim world -- let's face it an obscure youtube video that nobody knew about until after the riot started? >> i think the key question. i don't know why they went to that narrative. what is interesting the secretary of state hillary clinton stepped off that narrative herself. when she was at the united nations, also said that they knew that al-qaeda had been active in the arabian peninsula. it seems to me that the secretary of state is distancing herself from the white house was saying because if it comes out later in an investigation
i'll say this for stevens. he was a brave guy. he was involved in a transition and wanted to be involved in the transition for building a new libya. you have to take some kind of risks like that. >> there is no question about that. but people knew that libya was a terrorist center. almost all of our facilities is secured by marine guards. it would be strange marine guards guarding bahamas but not in tripoli. >> so why did the administration go to the story. it was all about the...
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we're learning there were several different attacks leading up to the murder of ambassador stevens and three others on this september 11th. and molly henneberg is here to tell bus that. interesting, molly. tell us more. >> there was an ied attack, an improvised explosive device attack in in june and rocked propelled grenades in august. but, as far as the consulate attack goes, the the white house says it was in response to an online video that was put on youtube back in june, that some muslims found offensive and here is what president obama had to say about it in his weekly internet and radio address. >> there's no religion that condones the murder of innocent men and women and no excuse on our consulates. so long as i'm commander-in-chief, they'll never tolerate harm to fellow americans. >> the bodies of ambassador chris stevens and three others killed in the attack were brought back to andrews air force base yesterday and the white house says there's no information to suggest that this was a pre-planned attack, but the republican chairman of the house intelligence committee isn't so
we're learning there were several different attacks leading up to the murder of ambassador stevens and three others on this september 11th. and molly henneberg is here to tell bus that. interesting, molly. tell us more. >> there was an ied attack, an improvised explosive device attack in in june and rocked propelled grenades in august. but, as far as the consulate attack goes, the the white house says it was in response to an online video that was put on youtube back in june, that some...
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by the way, chris stevens, i really like the guy. he was in my office ju a matter of weeks ago and he was the right guy for this tough duty and told me how tough he knew it would be but he was pleading for help, for are security and it didn't come. nothing is really changed much in the last four weeks. >> geraldo: fy were to elevate you to the presidency and now you another ansar al-sharia claimed responsibility for these deaths what would you do? >> here is the problem as i see it. you have a lot of people who were not responsible and a lot of them who are right there in benghazi and so i think that has to be handled rather carefully. but the more that we point the finger to the information we have from and star al-sharia, we know we have a good indication who was around him, go after those people and do it more surgically than coming through and blowing everything up. this is not a situation that ronald reagan faced back many years ago where you go in and just take everything out. so i think we are getting closer to knowing who was
by the way, chris stevens, i really like the guy. he was in my office ju a matter of weeks ago and he was the right guy for this tough duty and told me how tough he knew it would be but he was pleading for help, for are security and it didn't come. nothing is really changed much in the last four weeks. >> geraldo: fy were to elevate you to the presidency and now you another ansar al-sharia claimed responsibility for these deaths what would you do? >> here is the problem as i see it....
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that attack killed ambassador stevens and three other americans. molly henneberg is live in washington. what did ambassador rice say and why does congressman king believe she should step down? >> reporter: ambassador rice went on sunday talk show two weeks ago and called the attack in libya a spontaneous reaction to an anti-muslim video. congressman king said by that time there was circumstantial evidence showing this was a terrorist attack. >> either ambassador rice was deliberately misleading the american people or showed and demonstrated such a lack of knowledge and sophistication that she shouldn't hold that position. >> reporter: sources tell fox news intelligence officials knew within one day of the assault that killed ambassador stevens and three others that it was a coordinated terror attack, likely tied to al-qaeda. >> heather: molly, ambassador rice does have her defenders, what are they saying? >> reporter: the state department for one contends when she spoke she made her remarks based on best information that the obama administration ha
that attack killed ambassador stevens and three other americans. molly henneberg is live in washington. what did ambassador rice say and why does congressman king believe she should step down? >> reporter: ambassador rice went on sunday talk show two weeks ago and called the attack in libya a spontaneous reaction to an anti-muslim video. congressman king said by that time there was circumstantial evidence showing this was a terrorist attack. >> either ambassador rice was...
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before serving as our ambassador to libya ambassador stevens was 52 years old. shaun smith was a ten year veteran of the state department, married, a father of t enoughasorki private company when he was killed. he had spent 9 years as a navy seal. 42 years old. tyrone woods spent two decades as a seal and began career as nt iur byif a then is describing how this attack unfolded. let's list even in for a moment. >> my friends and colleagues, and i trust them with my life. >> thank you. i would direct that ha beak reflection though commercially available in this hearing room we are not going to point out details of what may still be in ft -- ep lis ndk s ne contributor. i want to talk about what darrell issa said which is the headline of all this. there were no processes on september 11th outside of the consulate in benghazi. exactly what ambassador susan rice hadonnll talk tbo tre w rotes. reporter: she didn't just go on one show, it wasn't an offhand comment which would be bad enough, she went on fe television showso share this narrative. since that period ever
before serving as our ambassador to libya ambassador stevens was 52 years old. shaun smith was a ten year veteran of the state department, married, a father of t enoughasorki private company when he was killed. he had spent 9 years as a navy seal. 42 years old. tyrone woods spent two decades as a seal and began career as nt iur byif a then is describing how this attack unfolded. let's list even in for a moment. >> my friends and colleagues, and i trust them with my life. >> thank...
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if there is a trail between ambassador stevens' diary an ambassador stevens, to the state department -- >> bob: what do you mean? >> eric: they were on it. they reported. white house said don't do it anymore. they stopped. we have haven't heard boo since then. how can you trust the media if once they get pushback, they go oh, no. >> bob: maybe they didn't pay much for diary. >> dana: speculation. >> brian: italians took them over. i'm half italians. they handed italians, behalf of the state department, took the journal from the cnn reporter. >> bob: first mistake. >> brian: being italian? >> bob: i'm only kidding. >> kimberly: now you've done it. >> dana: only person in mass media is those calling bob on friday. >> bob: thursday. >> dana: i never miss it. coming up, some new york city public schools are handing out the morning after pills to kids as young as 14. they're not telling their parents. details on that when we come back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> bob: back when i was a kid and abraham lincoln was president you could go to nurse's office in school for basically, to get out of schoo
if there is a trail between ambassador stevens' diary an ambassador stevens, to the state department -- >> bob: what do you mean? >> eric: they were on it. they reported. white house said don't do it anymore. they stopped. we have haven't heard boo since then. how can you trust the media if once they get pushback, they go oh, no. >> bob: maybe they didn't pay much for diary. >> dana: speculation. >> brian: italians took them over. i'm half italians. they handed...
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ambassador christopher stevens. questions are still swirling about what really sparked the attack on the u.s. embassy in benghazi, the consulate i should say, and whether it was a coordinated strike timed 11 years to the day after the 9/11 terror attacks. we are learning now that a group linked to al qaeda may have been behind the attack. peter hoekstra, a former congressman from michigan and a republican senate candidate there. he is also the former chair of the house permanent select committee on intelligence. so about this attack, coming levens years to the day since the 9/11 attacks, coming after the number two guy in al qaeda, a libyan, was killed in a u.s. drone strike, do you think this attack has anything to do whatsoever with muslims being offended by that so-called film? >> well, jon, i had the opportunity to maintain many of the contacts that i have had in the national security and the intelligence community and my experience as chairman of the intel committee tells me this movie has nothing to do with it
ambassador christopher stevens. questions are still swirling about what really sparked the attack on the u.s. embassy in benghazi, the consulate i should say, and whether it was a coordinated strike timed 11 years to the day after the 9/11 terror attacks. we are learning now that a group linked to al qaeda may have been behind the attack. peter hoekstra, a former congressman from michigan and a republican senate candidate there. he is also the former chair of the house permanent select...
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it said, "chris stevens was a friend to all libyans." chris stevens was a friend. that's the message these four patriots sent. that's the message each of you sends every day. civilians, military, to people in every corner of the world. america is a friend. that we care not just about our own country and our own interests but about theirs. that even as voices of suspicion and mistrust seek to divide countries and cultures from one another, the united states of america will never retreat from the world. we'll never stop working for the dignity and freedom that every person deserves. whatever their creed. whatever their faith. that's the essence of american leadership. that's the spirit that sets us apart from other nations. this was their work in benghazi, this is the work we'll carry on. to you, their families and colleagues, to all americans, know this be their sacrifice will never be forgotten. we'll bring to justice those who took them from us. we'll stand fast against the violence on our diplomatic missions. we'll continue to do everything in our power to protec
it said, "chris stevens was a friend to all libyans." chris stevens was a friend. that's the message these four patriots sent. that's the message each of you sends every day. civilians, military, to people in every corner of the world. america is a friend. that we care not just about our own country and our own interests but about theirs. that even as voices of suspicion and mistrust seek to divide countries and cultures from one another, the united states of america will never...
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ambassador christopher stevens. gregg palkot is live for us in london with the latest. >> heather and patti ann we have been seeing violence protests. this is the day of holy prayer after they go to the mosques. we are girding for trouble through out the day. first we are looking at cairo. showing some skirmishing some clashes between rioters and police and rocks being thrown tear gas being shot back. a large blockade pushing out a couple hundred yards from the embassy to not have a repeat of tuesday's performance in which the walls surrounding the testers flags taken down. the center of cairo have failed. there's a million man march proposed by the muslim brotherhood. we will see how that develops during the day. over in yemen what we are hearing about is police pushing away also from the u.s. embassy from the capital of yemen. that was the scene of yet another assault on a u.s. embassy with protestors scaling the walls and flashing down gates. they are getting reports of more u.s. marines arriving to bolster the d
ambassador christopher stevens. gregg palkot is live for us in london with the latest. >> heather and patti ann we have been seeing violence protests. this is the day of holy prayer after they go to the mosques. we are girding for trouble through out the day. first we are looking at cairo. showing some skirmishing some clashes between rioters and police and rocks being thrown tear gas being shot back. a large blockade pushing out a couple hundred yards from the embassy to not have a...
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four americans died including ambassador chris stevens. they released ben cue mu back in 2007 and sent him to libya under this condition, that he actually stay in jail there. he was released by the kwad gadhafi regime. the national terrorism association said it is not clear if it was than afabbing. >>> fox news says two white house staff members are connected to the prostitution scandal in columbia. revealing two members of the advanced team checked in prostitutes at overnight guests of their hotel. the official also saying quote we knew very early white house staffers were involved but the white house claimed in april no staff members were involved. there is concern an official report on the incident still has not been released in an attempt to alter it or conceal the role of those involved. >> in colorado the accused shooter james holmes is facing 10 new charges. he faces 24 counts of first degree murder and 116 counts of attempts murder. they are fight to go get access to a notebook that holmes sent to his psychiatrist before the shooti
four americans died including ambassador chris stevens. they released ben cue mu back in 2007 and sent him to libya under this condition, that he actually stay in jail there. he was released by the kwad gadhafi regime. the national terrorism association said it is not clear if it was than afabbing. >>> fox news says two white house staff members are connected to the prostitution scandal in columbia. revealing two members of the advanced team checked in prostitutes at overnight guests...
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stevens set up shop in hotel. june 1, 2011, car bomb explodes in a parking lot in front of the hotel. in august, stevens settled on a compound on the west side of the city. >> it was from owner who had a nice place there and out buildings as well. >> bret: not a lot of security. >> like in my residence. not a fortress. >> bret: inside the walls are four buildings. one is a large residence with a number of bedrooms in it. another residence had a can tina where the staff eats. just across the way, is what they call the tactical operations center. filled with offices for security staff. phones, and security monitors. finally the barracks, small house by the main gate of the compound. it will house libyan security force. >> libya, october 20, 2011. colonel gaddafi is captured and killed by rebels in his hometown. >> revolutions of war. the killing goes on. so sometimes it prevents killings, going back and forth. still fighting going on. >> bret: with gaddafi gone, ambassador stephens will spend much of his time at the
stevens set up shop in hotel. june 1, 2011, car bomb explodes in a parking lot in front of the hotel. in august, stevens settled on a compound on the west side of the city. >> it was from owner who had a nice place there and out buildings as well. >> bret: not a lot of security. >> like in my residence. not a fortress. >> bret: inside the walls are four buildings. one is a large residence with a number of bedrooms in it. another residence had a can tina where the staff...
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that government here is suspected of being tied to the killing last week of ambassador christopher stevens, as well as three other americans. protesters ransacked their base and today they announced they are leaving the city to preserve security in that city. now to that breaking news, a city to the east of benghazi, durna, considered the stronghold of islamists may be the stronghold of al-qaeda strength, could also be seeing a militias disbanding in the wake of all this protest. and the wake of all this anger by the public. we're getting some confirmation from our contacts on the ground of this, again, that on star al-shariah group is saying they are disbanding, as well as another group leaving various bases there. they were pressured by locals there just like they were pressured in the city of benghazi. it is too early to tell, rick, whether this is just a tactic by these militants to get the government off their tail or whether it is a significant move. but it certainly what the government wants, to try to bring back law and order in this country and for our own interests, it might help
that government here is suspected of being tied to the killing last week of ambassador christopher stevens, as well as three other americans. protesters ransacked their base and today they announced they are leaving the city to preserve security in that city. now to that breaking news, a city to the east of benghazi, durna, considered the stronghold of islamists may be the stronghold of al-qaeda strength, could also be seeing a militias disbanding in the wake of all this protest. and the wake...
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ambassador chris stevens warned of growing problems in libya. he did so on the very day that militants murdered him along with three other americans. that's among the findings in more than 150 pages of internal state department documents. republicans in the house of representatives today released those documents, detailing the ambassador's security concerns in his own words. this comes amid agencies that the administration officials denied requests for additional security. last week during sworn testimony from congress officers based in benghazi not tripoli often butted heads with higher ups over security staffing. one reported that his requests were considered and approved. james rosen with the news, is he live in washington tonight. james? shep, good evening. diplomat style. on 9/11 they take on different. in that cable stevens wrote on the day he he died he wrote of increasing frustration. hours left to live that the forces were, too weak to keep the country secure about. a month earlier ambassador stevens wrote a cable entitled the guns of a
ambassador chris stevens warned of growing problems in libya. he did so on the very day that militants murdered him along with three other americans. that's among the findings in more than 150 pages of internal state department documents. republicans in the house of representatives today released those documents, detailing the ambassador's security concerns in his own words. this comes amid agencies that the administration officials denied requests for additional security. last week during...